A Kakar Pashtun, 1840 (c)

 

A Kakar Pashtun, 1840 (c).   Painting by James Atkinson.

"They (Kakars) wear, during winter, a short close jacket of sheep's skin, with an upper garment or cloak of felt, made with sleeves closed at the end, which they use as pockets to carry provisions in. The felt is manufactured of wool. The women knead it in their hands till it assumes a consistency: it is then spread to size required, and, when finished, is from a quarter to half an inch thick, and soft and pliant. Mutton, or goat's flesh, cut into small pieces and roasted on their ramrods, forms their chief food."

A Kakar Pashtun (on left) and a Baloch (on right), 1840 (c).